(3288) Seleucus Amor

Discovered on 28 February 1982 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.

Where Seleucus is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSeleucusSeleucus

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seleucus is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3288
Provisional designation1982 DV
Orbit classAmor · near-Earth
Diameter2.80 km (#15,661 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.220
Rotation period75.0 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)15.34
Orbital period2.90 years
Semi-major axis2.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.11 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.455
Inclination5.93°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.106 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 February 1982

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